"ASmith1946" > wrote in message
...
> This cheesecake discussion raises several important questions related to
> culinary history:
>
> What is a cheesecake (or what is a definition of any dish)?
>
> Are there essential ingredients/process that are necessary for a
cheesecake (or
> other dishes)?
>
> Does this definition change over time?
>
> When there is no clearly accepted source for defining cheesecake (or other
> dishes), how much of our conversation is related to these linguistic
matters?
>
> Andy Smith

I think a good beginning is to understand that there a

1. Cheese Cakes
2. Cheesecake

Charlie